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Order the 800score.com Prep Course with 5 practice GREs.
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You'll receive three scores for the GRE CAT:
- Quantitative scaled subscore, ranging from 200 to 800
(these are math questions).
- Verbal scaled subscore, ranging from 200 to 800 (tests
reading comprehension, antonyms and sentence completion).
- Writing Assessment scaled subscore 0 to 6 (essays
on analysis of issue and argument).
The GRE is graded on a preset curve so that your scaled score will correspond to a certain
percentile. An overall score of 630, for example, approximately corresponds to the 90th
percentile, meaning that 90 percent of test takers scored at or below this level.
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Highest GRE Scores?
California Institute of Technology average GRE Math: 767 |
| Sample approximate percentiles within the score range of 200-800. Percentiles may vary
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| 96-99th percentile |
720 |
| 79-90th percentile |
630 |
| 61-75th percentile |
570 |
| 37-50th percentile |
500 |
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Different Uses for the GRE
The importance of your GRE scores varies from graduate school to graduate school
and from field to field. State schools will often have minimum GRE score requirements.
More competitive programs will often put more value on the GRE score. Certain technical
majors, such as Engineering, also tend to put more value on the GRE.
Some graduate schools will not include a section and only require two sections, meaning
a score potential from 400 to 1600. Technical graduate programs may require high Quantitative
scores. Psychology programs and those that emphasize reasoning skills often have minimum
Analytical scores.
| Graduate Program |
Quant |
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| Cal Tech Engineering |
767 |
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| Iowa State Engineering |
765 |
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| Columbia U. Education |
628 |
564 |
| Lehigh U. Education |
560 |
526 |
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International Students
International students who have studied at non-U.S. schools and are applying to a U.S.
graduate school should put more emphasis on the GRE because graduate school admissions
officers need an objective way to compare students from different backgrounds. In addition,
graduate schools may need to asses the student's verbal skills if he or she is a non-native
speaker.
 Continue to GRE
Scores and Graduate School (page 3 of 5 in Chapter 1)
How to get the 800score.com
GRE Prep Course
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